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Plan to Recover: Your Mini Journal for Recovery and Self-Discovery By Andrea M Epting https://amzn.to/4a9OCsi Gretchenvillegas.net Plan to Recover: Your Mini Journal for Recovery and Self-Discovery is an essential tool and helpful resource in the initial phases of any recovery and self discovery journey. Thoughtfully curated and specifically designed for the person looking to achieve long-term success in recovery while gaining personal insight, awareness, emotional intelligence and spiritual integrity. Use the “Plan to Recover” journal to stay recovery minded, practice priorities, and ...

In today's technology-driven culture, reading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering information at the tap of a finger, reading a book is often seen as a tedious and outdated activity. Christians are not immune to this problem, as many find it hard to read books - even the Bible - consistently and attentively. Recovering the Lost Art of Reading addresses these timely issues by exploring the importance of reading generally as well as studying the Bible as literature, giving practical suggestions along the way.

The works of J.R.R. Tolkien are quite possibly the most widely read pieces of literature written in the 20th century. But as Professor Michael Drout illuminates in this engaging course of lectures, Tolkien's writings are built upon a centuries-old literary tradition that developed in Europe and is quite uniquely Western in its outlook and style. Drout explores how that tradition still resonates with us to this day, even if many Modernist critics would argue otherwise. He begins the course with the allegory of a tower....

We met in a bar. The sex was phenomenal. Then I walked away. That’s where our story should’ve ended. But he found me. Now he knows my real name, my secrets, and all the details of my sordid past. I’m out for revenge, and no one will stop me; not even the pragmatic Zane Lewis. If he thinks he can silence me with the promise of more mind-bending sex, he’s wrong.

With its deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and reportage, The Recovering turns our understanding of the traditional addiction narrative on its head, demonstrating that the story of recovery can be every bit as electrifying as the train wreck itself. Leslie Jamison deftly excavates the stories we tell about addiction - both her own and others' - and examines what we want these stories to do and what happens when they fail us. All the while, she offers a fascinating look at the larger history of the recovery movement and at the complicated bearing that race and class have on our understanding of who is criminal and who is ill.

Has narcissistic abuse ruined your life? Are you someone who is suffering at the hands of a narcissist and are you looking for a way out? Do you know the patterns of narcissism? Would you like to spot and nip danger in the bud? If yes, then keep reading...as this book can potentially change your life. Wendy Payson, an expert life coach and psychologist, will help you develop a new mindset with practical advice so you can stop being a narcissist victim. Narcissistic abuse remains sorely overlooked as a leading cause of mental suffering.

As a child, horses consumed Halimah Marcus' imagination. When she wasn't around horses she was pretending to be one, cantering on two legs, hands poised to hold invisible reigns. To her classmates, girls like Halimah were known as "horse girls," weird and overzealous. Decades later, when memes about "horse girl energy" began appearing across social media, Halimah reluctantly recognized herself. The stereotypical horse girl is also white, thin, rich, and straight, a daughter of privilege. Yet so many riders don't fit this narrow, damaging ideal.

From Addict to Advocate is a series of poems that dive into the mind and emotions of Abdirahman Warsame throughout his journey through recovery....

Cali Church, an Afro-Caribbean Canadian woman, identifies as a self-proclaimed sex addict who realizes she's been on and off 'the wagon' for most of her life. As her marriage begins to unravel, she acknowledges she can no longer hold everything together. Cali decides to document her journey, from dating mishaps with Married Men and F--kBoys to committing to a path of healing and sexual sovereignty. Join her in 'The Adventures of a Recovering Sex Addict'

A mysterious phone call compels Luke Millward to look for his estranged father in post-Katrina New Orleans. This riveting story of hope and healing, of finding love and, above all, faith is for every family who's had its share of tough times; for anyone who regrets things never said; for everyone who needs to know that life has a second verse.

A Special Gift: Recovering in the 1920's The war is over, the soldiers have returned home. But what is life like after an international war? Does life return to normal? Charyl lost the most precious thing she had ever known to the war and just knew she would never experience another. She is content to live a quiet life away from the memories back in Texas. But a wounded soldier needs someone to help him through his nightmares. She determines to help him see himself for the brave man he truly is, but didn't expect to meet with such stubborn resistance. Peter joined the British troops after ...

Carter Kane ruins me. In one blink, he damages my body, destroys my career, and shatters my life. In the weeks that follow, he takes my heart, claims my soul, and saves me. Drawn to his seafoam green eyes and devilish smirk, Carter's charming in a way that the men in my world aren't. He challenges me to want more, replaces my brokenness with confidence, and forces me to believe in myself again.

A retired Space Program Planning manager takes on a daunting challenge to recover the property that was stolen from Paul and Linda McCartney one night in 1973 while they were out for a walk in Nigeria, Africa. Husband and wife Kevin and Penny work together to attempt a mission that will reach back decades to find Rock History Treasure. Kevin will have to dig deep to figure out how to beat the crooked collectors at their own game so he can recover Rock History Treasure and meet his music hero!

Collective works of a writer taken too soon.